The Maldives is a world-renowned destination for romantic couples seeking the perfect honeymoon destination but it’s also a fantastic playground for families in search of fun. If you and your family are looking for a place where you can create memories to last a lifetime, the Maldives has what it takes.
Once you’ve taken the plunge and booked your trip to one of the family friendly resorts such as Kurumba, Meeru and Dhigali, start planning your itinerary.
We’ve put together 10 activities you really should not miss.
Snorkel the coral reefs
Marine life in the Maldives is nothing short of astounding and there is nowhere better to capture your children’s imagination than the abundant reefs. They’ll see a myriad of creatures of all colours imaginable, they’re likely to encounter turtles, graceful rays and maybe even a shark or two!
Go on a dolphin cruise
Nothing beats the joy and excitement of seeing pods of dolphins performing acrobatics by the boat. For an extra special experience, go at sunset and watch Mother Nature’s glorious display reflecting in the Indian Ocean.
Learn to dive
With crystal clear waters, safe sandy lagoons, and the patient and friendly team of Euro-Divers by your side, learning to dive will be a thrilling experience never to be forgotten. Check out the eLearning possibilities and complete the theory online at home, then it’s just the fun water part when you arrive in paradise. Kids as young as 8 years old can join the action with the PADI Bubblemaker where they can experience breathing underwater and have a lot of fun blowing bubbles and playing amongst the fish!
Play beach volleyball
This iconic beach sport is best played in the late afternoon as the sun casts it’s warm glow and the post-game cold beer or kids mocktails taste even better.
Dine on the beach
A private table, your feet in the sand, the sound of the ocean and a blanket of stars overhead. Candlelit beach dinners are not just for romantic couples so don’t miss out.
Enjoy kid’s club activities
Kids will love the activities, action and entertainment and parents will love the down time they provide – think spa treatment or quiet time for reading the book you packed but never seem to find the time to read. you’ll be refreshed for the kids’ return and ready for more family fun.
Get soaked during family-friendly water sports
Whether it’s a paddleboarding excursion, a trip around the lagoon in a kayak or an adrenalin-pumping session on the fun tubes or banana boat, kids will love seeing you get a thorough soaking!
Picnic on the beach
Take the kids on a picnic like they’ve never experienced before – a quiet stretch of beach or even your very own deserted sandbank where you can play at being Robinson Crusoe for a few hours. Allow the resort staff to create a wonderful picnic for you all to enjoy.
Play beach games
The soft white sandy beaches are perfect for sandcastle building and sand art creations and great for family games that will inevitably include a splash in the warm ocean too.
Wish upon a shooting star
The night sky in the Maldives is mesmerising and shooting stars are the perfect way to make a wish to return some day and repeat the amazing holiday you’ve all had together.
Everything started with my Open Water Course at Koh Tao, Thailand. I’m hooked with the first breath I took underwater – this magical and peaceful world with all these different colors and creatures made me forget about everything else. It felt like an addiction.
This time made me realize that I don’t want to keep diving only as a hobby. I wanted to become a Diving Instructor and make diving my profession.
I was working as an entertainer in one of the resorts in South Male atoll. The first time I tried diving I absolutely fell in love with it, so every day off I would go diving.
I was lucky enough to meet people from Euro-Divers who helped me complete my instructor course and employment later on.
That trip changed everything. Since 2014, I visited more than 50 countries in three continents.
2019, 2020, 2021 – still in Maldives, enjoying what I love the most.
Im sonnigen Süden (Ägypten) lernte ich im Urlaub die unglaubliche Unterwasserwelt bei einem Schnuppertauchgang kennen und lieben.
Anfangs arbeitete ich im Tauchcenter im Büro, mir wurde jedoch schnell klar, dass ich die Gäste nicht nur über Wasser sondern auch unter Wasser begleiten wollte. Somit machte ich die Divemaster Ausbildung.
I studied Hotel management and ended up working for several years in different Hotels/Resorts around Italians seaside where I spend my days off diving and achieving the Dive Master rating.
I choose to stay in Oman because of its unspoiled dive site, beaches and many undiscovered dive places! We do not have mass tourism here and the country itself is spectacular besides being the safest place to live in.
Bored and burnt out of the stressful life in Holland, I quit my job as Manager Back Office & Finance and I went to Curacao for holiday. On this tropical island I took my first breaths under water with Instructor Marc, who is still my buddy in life.
Diving keeps me grounded, relaxed and connected with Mother Nature (myself). It supports me to let go, to put things into perspective and it helps me to stay focused and balanced in my position as a manager.
But diving was not at all my purpose of the journey, in fact I was not even a diver yet, I became a diver after I got passionate in freediving in Egypt in 2012 while freediving with dolphin in the wild, eager to become a snorkeling guide, I did my life guard licence and then my PADI open water!
I love freediving but scuba diving is an all other story for me, learning scuba diving make you discover part of yourself you didn’t know, you learn to control things that you would have never imagined possible, I regularly see many of my students discovering how calm they can be underwater when in life they tend to be hyperactive and then in the other hand I see calm or introverted persons becoming excited and move like a torpedo underwater 🙂 so diving might not be for everyone but it is definitely to discover!
I decided after my hospitality studies to enter this fascinating new world. I have started my career in Club Med as Guest Service and had the opportunity to travel some of the famous destinations for diving or snorkeling.
I am the perfect example of someone who was scared of diving, the only advice I could give is to believe in yourself.
But since I was young, I knew I wanted to travel the world, to go on adventures, have fun and meet people from everywhere. Unfortunately, those jobs didn’t give me the opportunity to do it so after 5 years I decided to move to Thailand.
Scuba Diving is a sport of passion.
During this time, I wanted to try something new, so I started scuba diving and I will never forget my first underwater experience. I felt nervous at first but at the same time a lot of excitement.
Some people might think that diving is a difficult sport, but there are many ways to enjoy safe diving for any age or gender.
